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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2599 raises recorder of deeds housing trust fund user fee to nine dollars
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: John Black
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri recorders of deeds are required to collect an increased user fee of nine dollars—up from three dollars—for the Missouri housing trust fund upon recording specified legal instruments.
Property buyers and real estate transactions will face a higher recording fee when filing deeds and other instruments, directly increasing the revenue transferred to the Missouri housing trust fund.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
recorders of deeds
Recorders of deeds must collect and forward the increased user fee of nine dollars monthly to the state director of revenue.
Missouri housing trust fund
The fund receives an increased amount of nine dollars per applicable recorded instrument.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much is the user fee for the Missouri housing trust fund under this bill?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 29, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Tripling of Housing Trust Fund Recorder Fee
The legislation proposes a tripling of the specific user fee allocated to the Missouri housing trust fund from three to nine dollars.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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